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October 03, 2010, 10:57:11 am

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Trading cars, am i nuts?
« on: October 03, 2010, 10:57:11 am »
ok, so im stripping the 84 rabbit of all its turbo goodies and trading it off for a 90 Wolfsburg Jetta GLi 16v.. tornado red, straight body, stock BBS wheels, and oh yea, FULL RECARO interior!

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/1974726832.html

am i giving this guy way too good of a deal? or am i doing the right thing because im getting something that i really want? and its supposed to be a VERY STRAIGHT car. and pretty reliable..

just wanna make sure im not doing something horrible here..

but im getting rid of the rabbit because i dont fit in it.. its just too little inside. knees go to the dash.
92 Jetta GLI - Black, 1.6D w/ GT2056V turbo..
86 GTI - 4 Door, Med Twilight Gray, Tow Machine..
86 Audi Coupe GT - Tornado Red, All Stock.. WRECKED.
89 Toyota 4Runner - Dark Grey Metallic, LIFTED!

Turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.

Reply #1October 03, 2010, 11:03:10 am

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Re: Trading cars, am i nuts?
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2010, 11:03:10 am »
a nice 16v jetta is hard to find, but so is a Nice diesel rabbit, diesel rabbits are easy to find but not in good condition
01 Jetta TDI 100% stock daily
81 Rabbit:TDI-M ported head, Frank06 cam, PD intake, hybrid T3 turbo, Renault intercooler, Syl20 11mm pump, light weight fw, and yellow California Clutch clutch kit

Reply #2October 03, 2010, 11:07:59 am

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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2010, 11:07:59 am »
but i have a 81 2dr diesel rabbit and a spare parts car (also an 81 2 dr) so its not like im getting rid of all rabbits, just the ones i dont comfortably fit in..

and its a really nice looking car. im gonna try and go look at it today so i can know how much i want to commit to this..
92 Jetta GLI - Black, 1.6D w/ GT2056V turbo..
86 GTI - 4 Door, Med Twilight Gray, Tow Machine..
86 Audi Coupe GT - Tornado Red, All Stock.. WRECKED.
89 Toyota 4Runner - Dark Grey Metallic, LIFTED!

Turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.

Reply #3October 03, 2010, 04:14:46 pm

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Re: Trading cars, am i nuts?
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2010, 04:14:46 pm »
what are you doing with the turbo goodies????? I needz some.... ;D
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Reply #4October 03, 2010, 08:42:40 pm

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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2010, 08:42:40 pm »
Is that Motronic injection? :'(
Yer troubles have just begun....otherwise, it will be nice.
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Reply #5October 03, 2010, 11:39:44 pm

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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2010, 11:39:44 pm »
Is that Motronic injection? :'(
Yer troubles have just begun....otherwise, it will be nice.

What's the matter with motronic? I'm pretty familiar with 1.1 and 1.3 versions; while not hugely tunable the available chips give a nice boost in performance.

Reply #6October 05, 2010, 12:23:56 pm

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Re: Trading cars, am i nuts?
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2010, 12:23:56 pm »
what are you doing with the turbo goodies????? I needz some.... ;D

im keeping the turbo setup. its taken me years to get my turbo setup to what it is today, and for what VNT's are worth, i doubt you wanna pay what i want for it. i dont wanna get rid of it super bad anyway..
92 Jetta GLI - Black, 1.6D w/ GT2056V turbo..
86 GTI - 4 Door, Med Twilight Gray, Tow Machine..
86 Audi Coupe GT - Tornado Red, All Stock.. WRECKED.
89 Toyota 4Runner - Dark Grey Metallic, LIFTED!

Turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.

Reply #7October 05, 2010, 12:25:14 pm

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« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2010, 12:25:14 pm »
Is that Motronic injection? :'(
Yer troubles have just begun....otherwise, it will be nice.

why is motronic so bad? its not like its a digifant equipped car..

if it has problems beyond my mechanical knowledge, i will put my 45mm webers on it..
92 Jetta GLI - Black, 1.6D w/ GT2056V turbo..
86 GTI - 4 Door, Med Twilight Gray, Tow Machine..
86 Audi Coupe GT - Tornado Red, All Stock.. WRECKED.
89 Toyota 4Runner - Dark Grey Metallic, LIFTED!

Turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.